Bullets fired at 1,000 metres per second cracked through the air of the Arabian Sea on Thursday, as crew on board a Cardiff-affiliated warship tested their weapons.About 200 crew members were on board the HMS Dragon as rounds were fired at targets in the Gulf of Aden, between Yemen and Somalia, in preparation for counter-piracy operations.
The ship has fully automated systems, but crew are trained to use weapons manually, in case of emergency.
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